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Saab puts drivers in the picture
SAAB is helping drivers stay focused on the road by developing a safety system that monitors eye and head movements, and sounds a warning buzzer if the driver's attention strays long enough to risk causing an accident. At 55mph a car travels 81 feet in
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Back to the future
There are sophisticated market analysis techniques, refined tools to distil figures from an enormous and amorphous mass of data, sometimes demonstrating infinitesimal growth. But other methods also exist, more empirical but no less valid for that. One
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Seven seater Grandis
MITSUBISHI Motors has announced the introduction of a new top of the range Warrior version of its seven-seat Grandis MPV. Already a stunning looking vehicle, the new Grandis Warrior makes an even bigger style statement whilst also delivering more customer-focussed
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Roller-Mini
MINI fans will soon genuinely experience what it feels like to corner on rails when the world's first Mini rollercoaster - the 'Italian Job Stunt Track' - opens in spring 2005. Paramount Kings Island theme parks in America and Canada will feature multi-million
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Espace gets more "Dynamique" for 2005
TWENTY months on from its launch in spring 2003, and fresh from celebrating 20 years on sale, Renault's flagship luxury MPV, the Espace, is getting even better for 2005 as a result of several range revisions and a new version to consolidate on the 12%
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Duah shown the door by County
WINGER Eddie Duah has been released by Newport County after pushing his luck with manager John Cornforth one time too many. The speed merchant told Cornforth that he was fit to take his place on the bench against Weston-super-Mare last week but when the
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Gwent man is safe
A BLAENAVON man who had been missing in Thailand for 11 days is safe and well. In yesterday's Argus we reported how John Jones, pictured, who travelled to Thailand two days before Christmas, had not been in touch with his family since the disaster. Mr
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Looking back at the stories which made the
Continued from previous page St Barrwg's church in Bedwas made an appeal for vital funds for its restoration. The 900-year-old church is facing closure if it does not find the £250,000 it needs to rebuild its walls, install heating and treat the rising
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Over and out
Crystal ball gazing again, I'm afraid, as I write this article on Wednesday, even though I don't have to be Mystic Meg to predict that my 4-0 series call is dead in the water. England, in general, have not played well this week in Cape Town and, as ever
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Prius sets land speed record for hybrids
THE lean, green Toyota Prius has swapped Sunset Boulevard and the Hollywood Hills for the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to set a new world land speed record for hybrid powered cars. The record setting car will be displayed at the Detroit Motor Show in
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New Seat Toledo on sale today
THE new Toledo, the second model in the new generation of Seat cars after Altea, goes on UK sale on January 7, 2005, with prices starting at £13,350 for the Toledo 1.6 Reference. Its size, features and versatility mean the Toledo is first and foremost
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Workers uncertain over future
WORKERS at a Blaenau Gwent factory say they still do not know if they have jobs for the new year. Up to 100 people are employed at Merton Packaging on the Glandwr Industrial Estate, but they have been told the factory has gone into liquidation. They gathered
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Green light for op
THE parents of Gwent leukaemia sufferer Thomas Steer have been told he is fit enough to undergo a potential life-saving operation. Parents Jeff and Karen were at Bristol Children's Hospital on Tuesday, awaiting test results to confirm whether the bone
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'Give us the papers on school closure plans'
PARENTS fighting the proposed closure of a village primary school are using the new Freedom of Information Act to get hold of council documents about the plans. The Ponthir Action Group are demanding that Torfaen council hand over all documents relating
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Make a bid to help disaster appeal
A CHEPSTOW councillor who survived the tsunami in South-East Asia has urged people to support aid agencies by giving to a national disaster appeal. Armand Watts says he was moved by the goodwill of Thai people in the aftermath of the disaster and has
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Work on M4 tunnels to last a year
MAINTENANCE work on the M4 in Newport is to take place over the next year. It is due to start tomorrow and will last until December 10. It will mean either the eastbound or westbound carriageway of the M4 at the Brynglas Tunnels being closed from 8pm
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Newbridge all set
STRUGGLING Newbridge expect to have a new backs coach by the end of the week and hope to have a new forwards coach at the Welfare Ground within a fortnight. The positions have been left vacant first by the sacking of Jonathan Westwood and the resignation
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Trucker's dream
RENAULT'S reputation for producing striking and innovative car designs is well documented and the latest Trafic, Master and Kangoo vans prove that commercial vehicles don't have to be dull. But now things have got a whole lot bigger as top Renault designer
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Astra convertible goes Exclusive
GETTING something for nothing is rare enough, but buyers looking for a stylish drop top in the New Year will actually find they can get £950 worth of extras and actually pay £1,900 less! Based on the popular £18,895, 1.8-litre 16v model, which currently
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Woman shot three times
AN elderly Gwent woman is recovering in hospital after a shooting at her home in Chepstow. Following the incident yesterday evening a 26-year-old man gave himself up to police in Bristol. He has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is being
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Two new engines expand S40 range
TWO new 1.6-litre engines, one petrol and one diesel, have been added to the new Volvo S40 saloon range. They offer excellent fuel economy and particularly affordable Volvo ownership, with prices starting from £15,298 and £16,568 respectively. The new
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Triathlon ace Heard joins the elite squad
Anneliese Heard has been handed a massive boost with the news that she has been included in this year's World Class Performance squad. Heard will make up a 12 strong-squad which also includes fellow Welsh triathletes Leanda Cave and Marc Jenkins. "I knew
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HADDEN PRAISES DRAGONS
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have received a boost to their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup from an unlikely source - the opposition. Edinburgh coach Frank Hadden goes so far as to say that the Dragons are a better team than Newcastle
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Travel firm faces court over job cuts
A GWENT travel company faces the prospect of legal action after allegedly failing to consult with employees before making them redundant days before Christmas. Up to 40 drivers and staff lost their jobs when 2 Travel closed its Cwmbran depot, and TGWU
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A sacrifice of true love
Yesterday we told the amazing story of Roger Addison, who has spent nearly 40 years in hospital after breaking his neck in a rugby match at the age of 21 in 1966. Today ANDY DOYLE reveals his other tragedy - setting free the woman he loved. AT just 21
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Judge bans man from city's pubs
A PUB landlord suffered three fractures and lost two teeth when he was knocked out by a man during a night out, Cardiff crown court heard. His attacker, 25-year-old steelworks labourer Andrew Foster, was ordered to pay him 2,500 compensation and was banned
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Fight to save village schools begins
THE fight has a started to save three village schools from the threat of closure. Within minutes of the decision by Monmouthshire county council's cabinet yesterday to start consultation on the possible closure of Darenfelen in Llanelly Hill, Clydach
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Thieving collector robs Asian victims
A DESPICABLE conman is being hunted after pocketing money he collected in aid of the tsunami appeal. The man was carrying out door-to-door collections in the King Street area of Cwm at around 5pm on Monday and 2.45pm on Tuesday. Police say they do not
